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The Vishista Seva Vibhushanaya ( VSV, Distinguished Service Order) ( Sinhala: විශිෂ්ට සේවා විභූෂණය viṣiṣta sēvā vibhūṣaṇaya) is awarded to senior officers of the Military of Sri Lanka in recognition of: ...exceptional, distinguished and loyal service provided they count not less than twenty-five ...
Videsha Seva Padakkama. Major General Janaka Perera, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP, VSP (1 February 1946 – 6 October 2008) [1] was a Sri Lankan General and politician. He served as the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army and is considered one of the most distinguished generals in Sri Lankan history. After retiring from the army he served as a Sri ...
The Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya ( KSV, Efficient Service Order) ( Sinhala: කාර්යක්ෂම සේවා විභූෂණය kāryakṣama sēvā vibhūṣaṇaya) is a medal awarded to commissioned officers of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force. Established on 7 January 1986, it replaced the Efficiency Decoration (Ceylon) with ...
The Videsha Seva Padakkama (VSP, Foreign Service Medal) (Sinhala: විදේශ සේවා පදක්කම vidēsha sevā padakkama) is awarded for: ...active service outside the territorial limits of the Island provided such service is connected with active service in a Foreign Military Mission or Campaign or in the defence of Sri Lanka or for service connected with military or peace ...
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Videsha Seva Padakkama: VSP Karyakshama Seva Vibhushanaya: KSV Prashansaniya Seva Vibhushanaya: PSV Appointments by the President: President's Counsel: PC Court Appointments: Justice of the Peace and Unofficial Magistrate: JP, UM Justice of the Peace: JP Legislators: Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka: MP University Degrees: Doctorate: PhD, etc ...
The Weerodara Vibhushanaya ( WV, English: Order of Valour) ( Sinhala: වීරෝධාර වීභූෂණය vīrōdāra vibhūṣanaya) is the second-highest decoration awarded by the Military of Sri Lanka awarded for: ...individual acts of gallantry and conspicuous bravery of a non-military nature of the most exceptional order performed ...
Colombo was the capital of the coastal areas controlled by the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British from the 1700s to 1815 when the British gained control of the entire island following the Kandyan convention. From then until the 1980s the national capital of the island was Colombo.